Sage Grouse Court Order Trims Energy Lease Auction in Nevada
A federal judge temporarily blocked the rules last month because they could allow activity likely to harm the struggling bird species in seven Western states.
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Judge Blocks Administration From Easing Energy Rules in US West
U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill did not say in his order when he will make a final decision in the case.
Sage Grouse Numbers Stumble in Montana, Across US West
Grouse numbers in Idaho have dropped more than 50 percent since 2015.
Wyoming Governor Issues New Order Protecting Sage Grouse
The executive order reflects many of the public comments collected earlier this year.
Sage Grouse Numbers Continue to Drop in Idaho
Currently, Idaho's three-year average is about 27% lower than the baseline.
Forest Service to Change Sage Grouse Protections in Five States
Western Watersheds Project said the plan guts protections for sage grouse created under the Obama administration in 2015.
Wyoming Officials Seek Dead Sage Grouse for West Nile Tests
Wyoming is among just a handful of states with large populations of sage grouse.
Conservation Groups Seek Wyoming Grouse Protection Changes
The comment period for recommendations on the Wyoming sage-grouse plan ends next Wednesday.
Conservation Groups Ask Judge to Halt President's Drilling Plan
The 2015 sage grouse plans are widely considered to have stopped the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from listing sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act.
New U.S. Approach But Wyoming Plans No Big Sage Grouse Changes
The panel also has been discussing the best scientific methods to use when evaluating livestock grazing in sage grouse habitat.